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Shadow IT is increasing and so are the associated security risks

CSO Magazine

Despite years of modernization initiatives, CISOs are still contending with an old-school problem: shadow IT, technology that operates within an enterprise but is not officially sanctioned — or on the radar of — the IT department.

Risk 105
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How to get a handle on shadow AI

InfoWorld on Security

CIOs and CISOs have long grappled with the challenge of shadow IT—technology that is being used within an enterprise but that is not officially sanctioned by the IT or security department. Shadow IT can introduce a whole host of security impacts, for one primary reason: You can’t protect what you don’t know about.

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Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Cultivating Female Belonging in the Cybersecurity Landscape

Jane Frankland

Facing a perplexed gaze, I turned my back on one of cybersecurity’s most high profile CISOs, my hands pressed firmly against my ears, belting out a powerful melody. In that moment, I found myself at a crossroads. However, the reason why women matter so much in cybersecurity is because of the way they view and deal with risk.

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Fewer than 10% of People are Confident about their Data Security on Social Media, According to Survey from PCI Pal

CyberSecurity Insiders

With the social commerce market projected to reach a size of nearly $605 Billion by 2027 , many companies are using platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to reach new customers and grow their sales.

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The Evolution of SIEM: Where It’s Been and Where It is Going

CyberSecurity Insiders

billion globally by 2027. Around that time, most CISOs and security teams were drowning in a sea of data accompanied by too many security alerts, many of them not actionable. Over the last 20+ years, the SIEM market has procured substantial growth within the technology industry. Today, SIEM accounts for approximately $4.4

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As Internet-Connected Medical Devices Multiply, So Do Challenges

Cisco Security

Not only is the Internet of Medical Things, or IoMT, surging — with the global market projected to reach $160 billion by 2027 , according to Emergen Research — the stakes can be quite high, and sometimes even matters of life or death. But for cybersecurity professionals, internet-connected medical devices are more likely to be top-of-mind.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

Implementation will be phased with the vulnerability reporting obligations in late 2025 and the remaining obligations in early 2027. As these regulations scale, expect to see more legal cases and fines on companies and CISOs particularly from the SEC, like the SolarWinds and CISCO, Tim Brown, case.